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A01698	The only rule to walke by guiding Christs ministers, and all his members, how to frame their conuersation in the way to saluation. A sermon preached at a synod, or meeting of ministers in S. Michaels Church in Couentry the second of October. 1615. By S. Gibson, preacher of the word, and pastor in the same city.	Gibbons, Samuel.	1616 (1616)	STC 11837; ESTC S118451	20,003	53

we are taught this point that we are not left to our selues to follow our owne way and doe what seemeth good in our owne eyes but we haue our rule giuen vs of God which we are to follow constantly and religiously neither turning to the right hand nor to the left Let vs walke by rule From the beginning it hath bin thus God neuer left man to himselfe to do his owne will but at the first Adam had his rule giuen him by liuely voyce Gen. 2 3. 4.3 Heb. 1.1 and after the Lord declared his will to the fathers in visions and at length deliuered his mind in writing he gaue his word vnto Jacob his statutes and his iudgements vnto Israel Psal 147.19 Psal 147 1● and that both for their direction in the worship to be done to himselfe and also for the well ordering of their conuersation to his will First briefly and summarily in two tables Deut. 10. ● written with his owne finger Then more largely and amply in other Propheticall bookes where hee hath set his people a course Micah 6. ● and shewed what he requireth of them And cursed bee hee saith the Lord that continueth not in all things written in the law to do them Deut. 27. Deut. 27. And as in the old Testament so in the new we haue our rules Gal. 3.10 as for the worship of God both inward and outward 〈◊〉 24 〈◊〉 10.28 〈◊〉 6.6 〈◊〉 11.12 〈◊〉 21.34 〈◊〉 6 30. c. 〈◊〉 7.12 so wee haue our rules also of sobriety and charity and righteousnesse towards men both together make one complete and exact rule for the whole catholike Church to walke and order their steps after as the Iewes vnder Moses so wee vnder Christ are vnder rule still and great reason we should be so for 1. hereby almighty God that made vs and Christ that hath redeemed vs exerciseth his authority and dominion ouer vs and we our obedience and subiection vnto him whilest he giueth vs our rule we yeeld our selues to be ruled by him and to do whatsoeuer hee commandeth vs and not what pleaseth our selues 2. It is necessary that a rule should be giuen vs of God to walke after in regard of our naturall blindnesse and folly and vnaptnesse of our selues to doe that which is right in the sight of the Lord. We see when in the worship of God men haue followed their owne deuices and not walked by rule in stead of honouring the most high God they haue vilified him with their base manner of seruing of him as the Apostle sayth Romans 1.21 They glorified him not as God 〈◊〉 1.21.23 1. with worship suteable to his Maiesty but turned the glory of the incorruptible God into the similitude of a corruptible man and of birds and foure-footed beasts and creeping things and the Israelites swaruing from their rule offended in a high degree Exod. 32.10 and prouoked the Lord to great wrath against them with their idolatrous seruice and as in the worship of God so in their conuersation and carriage towards men all are subiect to erre and do amisse It is not in man to walke and to direct his steps aright without a rule and therefore necessary it is to haue direction from God and to follow that that wee may doe well and haue comfort of our waies in the end when we haue run our race and finished our course Which maketh against all vnruly and lawlesse persons sons of Belial that will not submit themselues to bee ruled by the word of God but cast off the yoke Psal 2.3 and rebelliously breake out of all compasse following their owne way which is the way of sin and errour as if they were their owne men and had no master Christ shall be no Lord of theirs to appoint them what to do they hate to be directed and restrained by any I would these knew it that according to their workes ●om 2.6 so shall it be vnto them in the day of iudgement vengeance shall be rendred vnto them by Christ ● Thes 1.8 for their rebellion If they will not be ruled by him here they shall not bee saued by him hereafter Others in some things are content to follow the rule giuen them but withall in other things they will haue their owne way 1. In the matter of Gods worship none more presumptuous this way then our aduersaries of the Church of Rome ●xod 20.4 ●ee popish Ca●ech ●n●ituled The Christi●n Doctrine 〈◊〉 manner of a Dialogue be●ween the Ma●er and the dis●iple God ●eepe the chil●ren of Chri●ians from ●●ch masters who in euery part will haue their owne inuentions and thereby haue mard all Our rule is not to make to our selues any grauen image But first they haue broken this rule and then they haue put it out of their Catechismes and will not haue it mention'd with the rest of the commandements great image-makers and image-worshippers they are after the manner of the heathen they haue turned the glory of the incorruptible God into the similitude of a corruptible man and of birds picturing God the Father like an old man the holy Ghost like a Doue vnder * Nihil f●lsius ●uam licere obis omnia ●cere que ●eus facit V●●n in L●●● 166. pretence of such appearances Christ Iesus is counterfeited as it pleaseth the Painter and before an image that goeth vnder the name of Christs Image though nothing like him they c Greg. de Valent Tom. 4. disp 1. Gretserus alij teach men to bowe downe and worship I am sure they haue no rule for this from God but rather for the contrary d Scriptura v● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dānat sic 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 laudat Fest Hom. p. 229. disp 37. de imag in the Sacrament also they are as audacious to do cōtrary to the institutiō Substantial bread they haue turned to little round wafers of vnsolid frothy stuffe and wine they haue taken from the Lords people e Licet Christ● instituerit sub utraque specie licet in primitiua ecclesia reciperetur à fidelibus sub vtraque specie c. Concil Const sess 13 notwithstanding the rule of Christ Drinke ye all of this which the primitiue and auncient Churches constantly kept Thus likewise in other things they are a rule vnto thēselues and wil not do Christ that honor as to bee directed by him in all things No Antichrist is mounted vp too high to stoope so low as to let Christ onely reigne ouer his people But that proud Vsurper is not got so aloft but hee shall bee brought downe low at the length whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth 2. Thes 2.8 and with the brightnesse of his comming Euen so come Lord Iesus Reu. 22.20 come quickly 2. In course of life it is the sinne also of many of our own people they obey the Lord IESVS but by

stead of beeing drawne to religious courses they are the more hardned and moued the more to abhorre the way of godlinesse to their owne destruction Though it bee but the sinne of some particular persons to giue this scandall yet from particulars the world is apt to conclude a generall and the worst way euer because some that are forward in religion are vnreproueable and without exception they will not conceiue that all the forward sort are good but if they see one do euill they will conclude peremptorily they are all naught and there is no heed to take what any of them say or professe And therefore it is necessary that he that is a Teacher of righteousnes be also a practiser of it and that those that seeme more holy then others liue without offence that so the mouthes of the vngodly may be stopt and the Gospell adorned Tit. 2.10 and their calling approued to be of God and so they may further the conuersion of soules to Christ For this cause it concerneth both Preachers and Professors to looke to their liues The application concerneth all but my exhortation at this time is specially to my brethrē of the Ministry that they would haue a religious care that they make not their holy Doctrine of none effect by their mis-liuing As we teach godlinesse and sobriety and condemne all excesse and vanity so let our practice and example be answerable let vs neither despise that holinesse in any which wee teach others nor giue incouragement to any to do what they ought not to doe by our example lest it bee thought that wee vnderstand not what wee say or that wee beleeue not that which wee haue written Farre be it from vs to make so light of the Script●●● or of any thing there taught The word which wee preach is no fable nor deuice of man but giuen by inspiration from heauen and necessary it is to saluation both for Preachers and Hearers to do what is there required and to eschew what is there forbidden Nay God giue vs repentance if idle words proceede out of our mouths Mat. 12.36 For of euery idle word men shall giue account in the day of Iudgement So CHRIST hath taught vs so wee teach others according let our example be that so wee may giue testimony of our Faith and of the reuerence wee beare to euery part of Gods word This was the holy care of the Apostle as his doctrine was pure so his life was such that hee durst propound himselfe for a patterne to all Christians Then let not vs be like those statues or posts that are in some wayes that point the right way to passengers but stir not one foot with them wee must not thinke we haue done all that belongeth to vs when we haue taught others the way of the Lord but as good guides wee are to go before them and leade them on the way to life that wee may with our obedient hearers be rewarded in the day of CHRST and be partakers of the grace of life together with them And this is the way to draw reuerence from the people to our persons and to make our Ministery fruitfull It is sayd that Herod himselfe reuerenced and feared IOHN Mar. 6.20 Marke 6.20 Why was that Not so much because he was a good Preacher as because hee was a good man Herod feared Iohn knowing that hee was a iust man and an holy and reuerenced him c. And this made him be more honourd of the people though homely attyred Mat. 3.4 then all the Prelates of Ierusalem with all their pompe and Ornaments Whereas if a man preach well liue ill it causeth contempt of all 1. Sam. 2.17 As Elies sonnes by their wicked courses made themselues and the Lords sacrifice to bee abhorred It is not well done of those that contemne the ordinance of God for the vnworthinesse of him that doth the seruice the word is pure though the preacher be impure and the Pharises sitting in Moses chaire were to be heard and their good Doctrine was to be followed But few are come to that degree of grace as to carry themselues as they ought in this case and therefore we are carefully to looke that we be examples also to the people of that wee teach them that so they may haue no stumbling blocke but that they may reuerently attend to what the Spirit saith in the word and readily doe the will of the Lord and walke in his wayes vnto their saluation I should in the next place shew how good examples being giuen are to be followed and imitated that the Apostle requireth in this exhortation Be followers c. But the time being past I must heere breake off The Lord giue a blessing to that which hath been taught FINIS